RM 92 vs AB - Number of the day : 113

2014/02/12

After bringing back the draw from their travel to Perpignan, the second this season, the Ciel et Blanc are now focused on receiving Bayonne. Back on a full squad basis, recovering its international players, Racing are ready to defend their home field from Bayonne assault’s that will travel up north full of revenge, to take back their points lost at home, in their Day 6 defeat against Racing. (Credit photo : Fabrice Aygalenq)

113

The number of successful tackles by the top Ciel et Blanc tackler since the beginning of the TOP 14 season. The international French, Bernard Leroux, holds this status of top defender of the team, collecting a total of 113 tackles, made in 894 minutes played in the French league. The Ciel et Blanc Back rower has been solicited defensively every eight minutes. The Racingmen, Dimitri Szarzewski and Antoine Battut complete the podium counting respectively 98 and 95 tackles each.

On the Bayonne’s side, the top defender in terms of tackles, David Roumieu counts 101 successful tackles in 1164 minutes played in TOP 14, averaging a tackle every 11 minutes and 30 seconds. Fa’aoso and Senekal follows in the team ranking with respectively 96 and 94 tackles each.